Shawty Lo Prepares New Album, Titled 'Carlos'

That's his name by the way... As 2008 closes out, the Bankhead former D-boy just relinquished his new mixtape, I'm Da Man 2K9, over to the streets. DJ Scream helped him out, MTV reports.

"When I got out of jail in 2004, people said, 'D4L ain't nothin' without Fabo,' " he said of the tape's title. "I was like, 'What?' I went in the studio, and the first song I ever recorded was 'I'm Da Man.' people liked it. In the back of my mind, I thought it was luck. But I kept it going. They tried o blackball me, but I came up. It feels good to be here."

I'm just trying to be the man behind the scenes. I started D4L in 2003, ended up coming home from jail in 2004. It came from the heart.

Expect Shawty Lo's new album 'Carlos' next year in 2009.

Look up in the sky and tell me what you see
The clouds, naw nigga, not me
I see opportunity, I'm a opportunist
Nigga, you heard what I said, "I'm a opportunist"